Chromosome painting and phylogenetic analysis suggest that the genus Lophostoma (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) is paraphyletic.

ABSTRACT: The subfamily Phyllostominae (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) comprises 10 genera of Microchiroptera bats from the Neotropics. The taxonomy of this group is controversial due to incongruities in the phylogenetic relationships evident from different datasets. The genus Lophostoma currently includes eight species whose phylogenetic relationships have not been resolved. Integrative analyzes including morphological, molecular and chromosomal data are powerful tools to investigate the phylogenetics of organisms, particularly if obtained by chromosomal painting. In the present work we performed comparative genomic mapping of three species of Lophostoma (L. brasiliense 2n = 30, L. carrikeri 2n = 26 and L. schulzi 2n = 26), by chromosome painting using whole chromosome probes from Phyllostomus hastatu

SUBMITTER: da Silva NKN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature